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Trump ‘paying the price’ as Iran war causes dangerous crack inside MAGA
Season 2, Ep. 82
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UCL Centre on US Politics senior research fellow and author of The US Grand Strategy and The Madman Theory, James D. Boys joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump reportedly calling off major US strikes on Iran after Gulf allies pushed for more time for diplomacy, growing reports the White House is split between hawks demanding escalation and fears the war is becoming politically unsustainable, and new polling suggesting younger Trump voters are increasingly uneasy about the conflict.
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